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Whinchat
Saxicola rubetra
| Armenian Name: | Մարգագետնային չքչքան |
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See Plate 41 for Whinchat and other similar species
| Resident Status: | Breeding bird |
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| Abundance: | Uncommon |
| Length: | 12.5 cm, Wing Span:21-24 cm |
| Distribution Map: | Map 244. |
| Description: | Short tail, black bill and legs, and orange breast. |
| Adult (Breeding): | Male has brown-black upperparts; white supercilium and mustache and white wing patches. Female is duller with pale brown-yellow supercilium. |
| Adult (Non-breeding): | Both sexes similar to breeding female but with broad pale edges above. |
| Juvenile: | Dull brown above with white spots; throat and breast mottled brown. |
| Similar Species: | Differs from Common Stonechat by well-defined supercilium. |
| Behavior: | Perches on plants and fences to scan for prey. |
| Habitat: | Mountain meadows; widespread on migration. |
| Food: | Invertebrates, some seeds. |
| Nest: | Grassy cup on ground. |
| Eggs: | 19 mm, 4-7, pale brown. |
